Photography, Imaging, 3D and 3D Printing

Camera 8.4 Udpate

Camera Raw 8.4 is now available as a final release for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC.

The release for Photoshop CC provides new features including new preview controls, red eye correction for pets and updates to Local Corrections. In addition, this release also includes bug fixes, support for new cameras and new lenses.

As mentioned here, updates to Camera Raw 8 for Photoshop CS6 only include new camera support, lens profile support, and bug fixes. The new features listed in the release notes are only available in Photoshop CC.

DNG Converter 8.4 is provided for customers using versions of Photoshop older than Photoshop CS6.

Compatibility

Camera Raw 8.4 and DNG Converter 8.4 will not work on Windows XP, Windows Vista or Mac OSX 10.6.

Updates to the Preview Controls. The main idea is a simple “Before/After” set of image settings. Details:

The Preview checkbox has been replaced by three buttons in the bottom-right of the ACR main dialog. From left to right, they are:

Mode: Click this button to cycle through left/right and top/bottom side- by-side and split-view modes. Click-and-hold this button to bring up a popup menu for directly choosing Preview modes and accessing the Preview Preferences. Keyboard shortcut: Press Q to cycle through the Preview modes.

Copy: Click this button to copy the After settings to the Before settings. This is useful for establishing a temporary “checkpoint” for your image editing session. Keyboard shortcut: Press Option-P to copy After settings to the Before settings for the primary selected image only. Press Shift- Option-P to copy After settings to the Before settings for all selected images.

The After preview image always reflects the current slider and tool settings (White Balance, Exposure, etc.).

The standard single-image view always shows the After state.

In the side-by-side and split-view modes, the Before settings are always shown on the left or top, and the After settings are always shown on the right or bottom.

The Preview Preferences dialog supports customizing the Preview modes used for cycling and some drawing options.

When using any tool other than Zoom and Pan (hand) in a side-by-side or split- view, changes are only allowed on the After view. Using the Crop tool will put you back into the standard single-image mode.

Zooming and panning on one view will automatically zoom and pan the other. Pet Eye correction: The Red Eye tool can now correct bright pupils in animals. Details:

Select ‘Pet Eye’ from the new drop down menu in the Red Eye tool to fix pet eyes.

Reposition catchlights to create a more natural look by dragging within the overlay that surrounds the catchlight.

Changes to Local Corrections:

Added a mechanism to quickly reset all local correction sliders (Temperature, Exposure, etc.) to zero: right-click on a local adjustment pin and choose “Reset Local Correction Settings” from the context menu. Another way is to click on a local adjustment pin, and then choose “Reset Local Correction Settings” from the flyout menu.

Added “Fill Image” to context menu for Radial Filter. Right-click on a radial filter adjustment pin and choose “Fill Image” from the context menu to resize the radial filter to cover the image area. (Shortcut: double-click inside the ellipse overlay for a radial filter adjustment to accomplish the same task.)

Added “Check All” and “Check None” buttons to Synchronize, New Preset, Save Settings, and Copy/Paste (Bridge) dialog boxes. These are shortcuts for checking all/none of the check boxes.

Added keyboard shortcut: When using the Crop Tool or Straighten Tool, press the X key to flip the crop aspect ratio (landscape to portrait, portrait to landscape).

Added explanatory note to Lens Correction “Profile” panel to indicate when built- in (metadata-based) lens profiles are automatically applied to the image.

Added context menu to Histogram pane. The context menu can be used to enable Lab color readouts, even when the Workflow Options are set to another color space (such as Adobe RGB). The context menu and also be used to toggle the shadow, highlight, and gamut clipping warnings.